Don’t worry, Folks. The Christmas single (the same one that’s been whored out for almost 4 years now) will not be $20 this year . . . . .
. . . . it’s 40. But it comes with a beer coozy. Yay.
http://www.thirteenthplanetshop.com/2011-buck-santa-bundle-limited-edition/
We all just caught a pretty decent-sized glimpse of “market strategy”. Makes sense.
Hm.
The packaging makes it look like there’s a Buck Satan version of It’s Always Christmas Time (which would be interesting) and a song called Hell Paso, but the tracklisting is the same old version of Christmastime, Dignity, and a song that I can wait 4 months for, frankly.
“Look, Motherf***ers!!! I did my job, okay? I wrote a hit, Maaaannn!!! Like, a real motherf***ing hit, Maaaann!!! About how it’s always Christmastime, Motherf***ers! I wrote it like 4 years ago, Maaaaannn!!! And I put a beer holder thing in it and gave it a $40 price tag, Maaaannn!!! I did my job, Motherf***ers! Now do yours and figure out how to sell this, Maaaaannnnn!!!”
Awesome.
I ordered it immediately because I didn’t want to be labeled an Ass-HO-HO-Hole. It was close there for a few seconds but I got away with it. Phew.
Now back to the nasty with that fine heifer grazing out in the field
Well, at least Al doesn’t get the entire 40… Rescuing dogs? Can’t be Al’s idea. Must be Angie. So not including the 7 going to “charity”; it’s yet another over-priced rip-off. Guess those knuckleheads in marketing haven’t seen the video yet.
How many times have they repackaged this stupid Christmas song?
It’s really insulting to the Uber-Geek-Superfan (Hi, Grumpy!). Casual listeners would NEVER buy something like this, but I understand collectors and hardcore fans wanting the new song. But there’s ONLY one song.
$40 for one song? Give me a break. And that charity thing is a total ramshackle podunk of an afterthought.
Thirteenth planet would have folded years ago if not for Grumpysmurf!
Thirteenth planet would have folded years ago if not for Grumpysmurf!
Smurfteenth Planet
Come on, people! The title is “It’s ALWAYS Christmas TIme,” not “It Was Christmas Time Four Years Ago.” Buy it again! But it again next summer! Buy it again five years from now!
IF I believed that they would actually send the money to a dog rescue, I’d almost be tempted to buy it. But I won’t.
And something tells me Al shouldn’t sign all 365 of those in advance. May be wasting his time. (More so)
I didn’t realize . . . The “Bloodlust” track is going to be on “Relapse” anyway. So, really you’re spending $40 for a beer coozy and an “eco-friendly shopping bag”.
If you’re an animal lover there’s no need to fall for this crap. Instead . . .
RockstarRescue has a paypal thing on their site. Go there and donate $7 directly (or give it to a real organization that doesn’t use Steven Adler as their poster boy).
Buy a Flock of Seagulls CD (now you don’t need the Christmas song) for $5 at the local car wash.
Treat yourself to a $28 steak dinner.
Merry Christmas.
I don’t even understand the math here:
We are only making 365 hand numbered, autographed Special Limited edition cds…so that means Ministry Fans will be sponsoring one rescue pup for an entire year!!!
It costs $2555 ($7 X 365) to sponsor a dog for a year? What the heck are these things eating? Lobster?
And call me uncaring, jaded, and cynical, but, seriously? 365 people need to pool together and all they can do is feed ONE dumb dog?
Meanwhile, Uncle Al is getting 5 times that for selling a couple 3 track sampler discs with NO exclusive tracks. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Hey, Martin Atkins! Check it out! You just got your ass handed to you in the Douchey Ripoff Olympics. MEET YOUR NEW GOD!!!
Al produced a benefit compilation for PETA in the late '80s, so I’m not surprised he’s donating part of the proceeds from this to a dog rescue.
I am kind of surprised that these discs never show up in the webstore on clearance for a few bucks after Christmas. Maybe they destroy the unsold copies (=almost all of them?).
It’s really insulting to the Uber-Geek-Superfan (Hi, Grumpy!).
I’m pretty pissed to say the least. I wish he would stop already. It would be better if he came right out and called it a donation. 5 dollars gets you a beer coozy, 10 dollar donation gets you a a bag. 40 dollar donation gets you coozy the bag and a cd. But calling it a bundle is ridiculous especially when all it is is an over priced single.
Late,
grmpysmrf
Exactly. And it used to be that when bands released “singles” the geekboys would get a little bonus prize for their $3 cassette or $5 CD purchase . . . . THE B-SIDE (a bonus track, sometimes a live recording, a demo, a remixxx, or something that just didn’t fit on the album).
Now for $40 you get recycled scraps and studio floor sweepings.
Has anyone else ever wasted 5-10 minutes just staring at Jordan’s avatar and giggling?
'Cause I have. A few times.
If only I could used the slowed down version… And I have a reoccurring problem of posting replies on the wrong thread… 
Smurfteenth Planet.
This deserves more cred. So much so I’m calling my first record label Smurfteenth Planet. I’m too lazy to release anything, so I’ll just burn copies of Ministry bootlegs or get my friends to record shitty covers and sell them on ebay and make out that they’re rare and sell them with bits of ‘fence’ from the Mind tour, like Martin Atkins.
Also, I thought the whole idea of the Christmas single was that it was a tribute to Paul Raven, who loved Christmas?
Ya know, if a friend of mine carked it from a heart attack and I had the means to sell shit in his honour, I’d donate the money to heart research.
Now that I think of it… two of my best mates who I’m playing in a band with have serious heart conditions. Better get famous and start selling Christmas singles soon… one of them has repeatedly said he wants me to play the Funeral March at his funeral. I wish he was more optimistic.
looking forward to this.